(a) A person who handles waste elemental mercury which is a non-RCRA hazardous waste shall comply with the following provisions with respect to that mercury. (1) A person who stores in a container ten pounds or less of waste elemental mercury at the site of generation shall be exempt from the permit requirements of this division.(2) A person who transports in a container ten pounds or less of waste elemental mercury to a resource recovery facility where mercury will be recovered from that waste shall be exempt from the requirements for registration with the Department as a hazardous waste hauler and for the use of a manifest even if the transporter is not the generator of the waste.(3) The operator of a facility which receives waste elemental mercury for the purpose of recovering mercury from that waste shall comply with all requirements of this chapter applicable to the operator of a hazardous waste facility except that the operator may accept ten pounds or less of mercury from a hauler who is not registered with the Department as a hazardous waste hauler and that the operator does not have to complete a manifest upon receipt of such quantity of mercury.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 66266.120
1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22). Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 25150, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25117.9, 25159.5, 25160, 25163, 25170 and 25201, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).